Polity/Society · 20 Aug 2026

Census 2027 caste enumeration

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I
A. Census 2027 population enumeration schedule notified
B. Fate of the 2011 Socio-Economic and Caste Census's caste data
C. Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs approved caste enumeration for Census 2027
D. Enactment of the law under which the Census is conducted
List-II

  1. April 30, 2025
  2. Never officially published
  3. 1948
  4. August 14, 2026
AA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
BA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
CA-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
DA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
This question is based on: 46 Lakh Names, One Repeated Mistake: Census 2027's Caste Question
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About this question

Why in news

Census 2027 marks independent India's first attempt to enumerate caste beyond SC/ST categories, but its choice of an unstructured "open field" for non-SC/ST respondents - instead of a standardised drop-down - revives the same data-quality risk that made the 2011 SECC's caste data unusable and unpublished.

Why for UPSC

Match-the-pairs questions test whether aspirants can anchor specific dates and outcomes to the right event rather than recalling facts in isolation - useful here given Census 2027's cluster of closely-spaced institutional milestones.

Prelims summary

Census 2027 schedule notified August 14, 2026 (40 questions); caste enumeration approved by Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs on April 30, 2025; Census conducted under the Census Act, 1948; 2011 SECC's 46-lakh caste names were never officially published.

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